Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
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Edition 43 (2015) Winner
Wesley Chu
チュウ・コウユウ
Zhū Héngyù
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-09-23 （Taipei, Taiwan）
- Nationality
- Taiwanese, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Taiwan → Lincoln, Nebraska → Chicago, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Actor, Stuntman
- Active Years
- 2013-2025
- Nominations
- Nominated for Astounding Award for Best New Writer (2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | Management Information Systems | Bachelor of Science | — | United States |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Management Information Systems
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alex Award | The Lives of Tao | — | American Library Association | winner |
| 2015 | Astounding Award for Best New Writer | — | — | World Science Fiction Society | winner |
Alex Award
2014
Work:
The Lives of Tao
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
2015
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Lives of Tao
2013 Speculative fictionA sci-fi novel about symbiosis with an alien.
SymbiosisHuman history
The Red Scrolls of Magic
2019 FantasyPart of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
MagicAdventure
Bibliography
- The Lives of Tao (2013)
- The Deaths of Tao (2014)
- The Rebirths of Tao (2015)
- The Days of Tao (2016)
- Time Salvager (2015)
- Time Siege (2016)
- The Rise of Io (2016)
- The Fall of Io (2018)
- The Red Scrolls of Magic (2019)
- The Lost Book of the White (2020)
- The Walking Dead: Typhoon (2019)
- The Art of Prophecy (2022)
- The Art of Destiny (2023)
Adaptations
- Time Salvager optioned for film
- The War Arts Saga adapted for TV
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousAction-packedFast-paced
- Recurring Motifs
- Alien symbiosisAlternate history
Legacy
Taiwanese-American speculative fiction author known for humorous sci-fi, winner of Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
Trivia
- Raised by grandparents in Taiwan while parents studied in the US.
- Appeared in commercials with Michael Jordan.